Legislative information
Budget proposals, reports to the Minnesota Legislature and other background
Latest news
Letter to the Legislature
05-08-2017
Commissioner Piper sends a letter to the Legislature about the 2017 Health and Human Services conference report and concerns it does not address critical issues for the more than 1 million Minnesotans DHS serves. Read the letter to the conference committee and see how the Governor's and Legislature's human services proposals compare.
Investment in hospitals pays dividends, threatened by proposed cuts
04-11-2017
An effort to increase treatment capacity at Minnesota’s state-run mental health hospitals is already having positive effects in the regions they serve, said Human Services Commissioner Emily Piper, but those gains are being threatened by proposals being considered by the Minnesota Legislature. Read more.
Integrated Health Partnerships improve health, reduce the cost of care
04-06-2017
A health care initiative that has helped Minnesota save more than $150 million and achieve better health outcomes for people enrolled in Medical Assistance and MinnesotaCare would expand under a budget proposal from Gov. Mark Dayton. Read more.
Proposal would increase access to dental services for nearly 1.1 million Minnesotans
03-27-2017
Many publicly-funded health care program enrollees in Minnesota have limited or no access to dental care. Today, Minnesota Department of Human Services Commissioner Emily Piper visited the Salvation Army’s Good Samaritan Dental Clinic in Rochester to highlight a proposal expected to increase access to dental providers for the nearly 1.1 million people enrolled in Medical Assistance and MinnesotaCare. Read more.
News releases
- Investment in statewide network of community behavioral health hospitals is starting to pay dividends
- Integrated Health Partnerships improve health, reduce the cost of care
- Proposal would increase access to dental services for nearly 1.1 million Minnesotans
- New funding would address child care, early education issues
- Substance use disorder treatment reform proposal will help more Minnesotans on path to recovery
- Record amounts of drugs seized in Minnesota
- New services proposed to help people with disabilities find paying jobs in community
- Piper urges safety improvements for Security Hospital
- Human Services budget proposals announced
Resources
- Governor's budget recommendations for the FY 2018-19 biennium
- Commissioner Piper's letter to House and Senate conference committee 05-08-17 (PDF)
- Commissioner Piper's letter to House and Senate conference committee 04-26-17 (PDF)
- Side-by-side comparison of Gov. Dayton's and Legislature's budget proposals (PDF)
- Department of Human Services overview (PPT)
- Department of Human Services budget recommendations (PDF)
- Department of Human Services bonding recommendations (PPT)
- Direct Care and Treatment budget proposal (PPT)
- IT systems transformation (PDF)